tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011984.post6163960959948808390..comments2023-05-24T10:46:26.458+01:00Comments on Through Myself and Back Again: Adventures in Disability, AgainNaomi J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10918322634249814999noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011984.post-8523518647138562232011-01-17T10:19:56.656+00:002011-01-17T10:19:56.656+00:00Forms I swear will be the death of me!
Oh, and ni...Forms I swear will be the death of me!<br /><br />Oh, and nice blog you have here!<br /><br />Regards,Carl Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12234405899028346311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011984.post-47240128671849392542011-01-11T01:48:12.830+00:002011-01-11T01:48:12.830+00:00I will never be able to understand why things that...I will never be able to understand why things that would apply to TBA people (ie: a stressful period in your life that leads to increased depression) doesn't seem to apply to people with disabilities.<br /><br />Sorry that the battle with social services is adding to your problems - hope you are able to come to an understanding soon.Never That Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008749218695113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011984.post-82191248588944483022011-01-08T13:18:59.180+00:002011-01-08T13:18:59.180+00:00Hi Nay, I think the doctor will understand the dro...Hi Nay, I think the doctor will understand the drowning in disability paperwork thing. Whilst I don't know *your* doctor, I've done a lot of work with GPs, their orgs, social workers and their orgs, lately. They all understand that the system is far too complicated for anyone to cope with - including them. Here's hoping your doctor (new, for your new location?) is of the same mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011984.post-29680879718758169192011-01-08T10:25:21.115+00:002011-01-08T10:25:21.115+00:00Mary, why don't you use a payroll service? You...Mary, why don't you use a payroll service? You can pay for it from your direct payments. It's cut down my PA-related paperwork a lot (although of course there's still some).Naomi J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10918322634249814999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23011984.post-64708491609502268192011-01-08T10:15:50.165+00:002011-01-08T10:15:50.165+00:00Oh, agreed. I spent three hours the other day doin...Oh, agreed. I spent three hours the other day doing paperwork for Social Services (this is paperwork over and above the basic weekly timesheets and monthly PAYE stuff that I have to do as an employer of a PA).<br /><br />Which doesn't sound like a lot, except:<br />1) the nature of my condition is such that three hours represents almost an entire working day. Not only have I been unable to earn any money during those three hours - I'm also unable to do productive paying work for the rest of that day.<br />2) I'm the sort of person who <i>is</i> on top of the day to day stuff, who <i>had</i> kept every document and filed it in a sensible filing system. If I'd had to hunt for any of it who knows how long it would have taken?<br />3) because of the type of work I do, I have at my disposal things like a computer, a printer/scanner/photocopier, a stapler I can use, a headset for the telephone. The average Social Services client may not have these resources.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639094548415759560noreply@blogger.com